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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Police shootings"”.
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Fatal and Non-Fatal Police Shootings in the United States, 2015: An Examination of Open-Source Data
<p><strong>Purpose and Significance</strong>: Police shootings do not always result in death. This fact raises a question of what distinguishes fatal and non-fatal police shootings (FNFPS). However, no existing database is available to address how often and under what circumstances civilians have …
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Neckbones and Sauerfowches: From Fractured Childhood in the Ghetto to Constantly Changing Womanhood in the World
… woman who has lived through riots, little known police shootings of students on black campuses, and many other incidents that have divided Americans.
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From training to deployment: exploring the self-legitimacy of police firearms officers
… the notion of public consent, whereby officers police on behalf of and with the support of the public. In keeping with this imperative, UK police forces elect not to routinely arm their officers. Instead, only a small number of specially selected and highly trained officers (Authorised Firearms …
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Legacies of violence : an in-depth analysis of two case studies based on interviews with perpetrators of a "necklace" murder and with Eugene De Kock
police and anny were deployed in the township. In addition, the commandos were mobilised to support the efforts to break the consumer boycott. Chidester (1991) describes the commandos as a system where civil and military functions came together "as white settlers formed a citizens anny to enforce …
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From the Yonge Street Riot to the Carding Controversy: Policing and Surveilling the Black Community in Toronto, Canada, 1992-2016
… carding, as well as mass incarceration and the police shootings and killings of unarmed, young Black men. The Yonge Street Uprising and the carding controversy in Toronto serve as two case studies to explore the ways that Black men have been disproportionately profiled, policed and surveilled in …
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Underrepresented: The Experiences of Black People Who Pursued Careers in Minnesota Law Enforcement
… Americans are overrepresented in Minnesota police shootings and officer-involved fatalities, they are underrepresented in Minnesota law enforcement. The reasons are complex, interconnected, grounded in historical racial barriers and racist practices, and reinforced by current obstacles such …
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Judge, jury, and executioner: organizational factors that affect police use of lethal force
… of organizational factors as they relate to police use of lethal force. As a result of waning interest in macrolevel policing studies over the last three decades, the majority of our understanding of lethal force is derived from studies that specifically focus on microlevel factors (such as …
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Sweeping Exposures: Lead Poisonings and Black Working Poor Populations in the United States
… the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), and police shootings in Chicago, as well as Chicago gun violence in general pertaining to urban black poor individuals. In each of these spaces, the element lead is the crucial agent of disability and repression, and a critical common denominator across …
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To trust or not to trust: Examining trust and perceptions of police in the United States
… with the acquittals or the failure to charge in police abuse of force incidents, such as Alton Sterling has contributed to the erosion in the level of trust individuals have in law enforcement. This dissertation examines the factors that contribute to the level of trust one has in law …
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Essays in economics of crime: Guns, drugs, and the police
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-05-01